Desert Research Institute

Educators to participate in engaging, hands-on workshops and learn from nationally recognized keynote speakers during the 2022 NV STEAM Conference “Constructing Creativity,” hosted virtually.

Persistent wildfire smoke in northern Nevada contributed to an increase in COVID-19 cases in late summer of 2020 according to a team of Reno-based researchers.

Senate Bill 287 is seeking to formally establish both UNLV and the Desert Research Institute as land grant institutions.

Northern Nevada researchers have found that for people who suffer from asthma, wildfire smoke is more hazardous than other forms of air pollution.

Nevada’s Board of Regents on Thursday appointed Dr. Kumud Acharya as permanent president of the Desert Research Institute.

The Healthy Nevada Project is proving, once again, that Nevada can be a place of innovation and discovery.

Scientists are DRI are working with volunteers in Lake Tahoe to determine if clothing dryers are a source of microplastic pollution in the area.

A study by DRI finds that a new highway connecting Spanish Springs to the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center could reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and trim commute times.

Local research is contributing to other national efforts to determine how marijuana grow facilities may impact air quality. The Desert Research Institute and Washoe County Health District tested air quality in four Nevada and California grow facilities.

The Nevada System of Higher Education on Monday announced that Kristen Averyt resigned as president from the Desert Research Institute (DRI).